[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Happinow

Just try the DMV office in Queensbury......I'd rather walk than have to deal with them...

I was at the Queensbury DMV several years ago while camping at Lake George. I needed to do a transaction I forgot to do before going on vacation, so down there I went. When I got there the line was going out the door and before I made it in the computer went down. So as I wait there I pondered if I should tell those waiting near me if I should let them know who I was and where I work. I decided to do so and what I told them was that I was a DMV supervisor in Albany and isn't it poetic justice that one of us had to wait in line while the computer was down! They had a pretty good laugh at my comment. When talking to the supervisor from that office some time after my vacation was over she told me that I should have identified myself and they would have taken me in out back. I told her that's ok. I don't like looking for special favors despite my position.

As far dealing with them, I can't speak specficlly on your experiences, but having experienced the agony on both sides of the counter I can say that life behind the counter is by far much more difficult than in front of it. The public preceves our actions as our being difficult, but in fact a lot of it is because we don't have a choice in the matter and many times don't like what we ourselves have to do. Besides management pushes for quantity rather than quality. The public wants both, but that's not always possible. Damned if you do, damned if you don't! Anyway, I'm 10 years retired now and despite that, my opinion on the DMV service hasn't waivered one iota! I'm now more understanding than most when dealing with any DMV office - any state.

I'll get off my soapbox now. Someone's pusing me off so they can get on it!